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English
Etymology
Via Latin prognōsis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prognōsis), “‘foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction’”), from prefix προ- (“‘before’”) + γνῶσις (gnōsis), “‘inquiry, investigation, knowing’”), from γιγνώσκω (gignōskō), “‘know’”). First attested in the mid 17th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
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prognosis (plural prognoses)
- (medicine) A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
- 1861, John Neill, Francis Gurney Smith, An Analytical Compendium of the Various Branches of Medical Science, Blanchard and Lea, page 858,
- The prognosis is unfavourable when the child is very young, when the eruption appears before the third day, or when it suddenly disappears.
- 1987, Constance S. Kirkpatrick, Nurses' Guide to Cancer Care, Rowman and Littlefield, ISBN 0847675009, page 132,
- Once the patient has worked through the stage of grieving at diagnosis, adjustment may be successful as therapy is begun and a prognosis is determined.
- 1861, John Neill, Francis Gurney Smith, An Analytical Compendium of the Various Branches of Medical Science, Blanchard and Lea, page 858,
- A forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation; a prediction.
- 2008, Paul Fairfield, Why Democracy?, SUNY Press, ISBN 0791473155, page 123,
- If free speech is the lifeblood of democracy then the fate and the prognosis of the latter are that of the former.
- 2000, Guy R. Woolley, J. J. J. M. Goumans, P. J. Wainwright, Waste Materials in Construction, Elsevier, ISBN 0080437907, page 19,
- The prognosis was made by taking into consideration the facts that the analog concrete had already achieved its ultimate strength by the period of 1500 days while concrete being predicted was to gain its strength limit by 1.25 time faster, that is by the period of 100 days.
- 2008, Paul Fairfield, Why Democracy?, SUNY Press, ISBN 0791473155, page 123,
Derived terms
References
- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
- 1998, The Dorling Kindersley Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Dorling Kindersley Limited and Oxford University Press, ISBN 0751311103, page 654
- 2007, Ed. Elizabeth A. Martin, Concise Medical Dictionary, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192806971
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prognōsis), “‘foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction’”), from prefix προ- (“‘before’”) + γνῶσις (gnōsis), “‘inquiry, investigation, knowing’”), from γιγνώσκω (gignōskō), “‘know’”)
Noun
prognōsis (genitive prognōsis); f, third declension
Descendants
- English: prognosis
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Austin American-Statesman
Just hours into the session, Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden said the prognosis was poor for getting anything done on the toll-road matter. ...
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